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COVID-19 News
Ongoing Story: Coronavirus Impacts Pension Plan Meetings

Pension boards across the country are canceling meetings as plans cope with the fallout that the coronavirus pandemic has had on in-person gatherings.

04.29.20
People Moves
UN Investment Chief Resigns

The United Nations’ top investment professional resigned last month.

04.29.20
Credit/Private Debt
Southwest Plan Monitoring Credit Opportunities; Makes Private Commitments

A Southwestern permanent fund is closely monitoring credit opportunities and made real return and real estate commitments this week.

04.29.20
Insights
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Releasing An RFP For Your Municipal Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Christopher Englebert, founding partner and cio of Englebert Financial Advisers, provides key tips for pension trustees going through the RFP process.

04.29.20
Asset Study/Review
Florida Pension Adds Emerging Markets Equity; Increases Private Credit

A Florida-based employees pension plan approved a new asset allocation at its board meeting yesterday.

04.29.20
Manager-of-Managers
Midwest Plan To Interview Emerging MoMs; Axes Large-Cap Value Mgr.

A Midwest pension plan will interview two emerging managers-of-managers next week.

04.29.20
Alternatives
Florida Pension Eyes Distressed Debt, PE Secondaries

A general employees pension fund in Florida will look to distressed debt and private equity secondaries opportunities in the next few months.

04.29.20
Alternatives Searches And Hires Private Equity
Midwest Plan Postpones Consultant RFP; Reduces Recent PE Commitments

A Midwestern pension plan postponed its general investment consultant RFP and reduced recent private equity fund-of-funds commitments last month.

04.29.20
Fixed-Income
West Coast Plan Makes Core Fixed-Income Hire; Adopts New Int’l Equity Structure

A West Coast pension plan hired a new core fixed-income manager and terminated an emerging markets equity manager as part of a new international equity structure at today’s board meeting.

04.28.20
Administrator/Record Keeper
Rocky Mountain City Seeking Retirement Plan Service Providers

A Rocky Mountain city has posted an RFP for retirement plan services providers.

04.28.20